I realize that people don't read the story here as much as they do on FFnet, but I like continuity, so... I'm still posting chapters here!

Chapter Title: Revelation
Author: invaderk
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Tony and Pepper have a chat about their motives, their feelings, and what they plan on doing once they've worked out Pepper's little problem... only, they don't have this conversation together. Special thanks to cardxiv for being an awesome beta! :D


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In the time it took me to write the 13-pages of text, I listened to 130 songs.

I for some reason decided it would be fun to write down all of these songs as they appeared on my iPod, so I have a list of songs and nothing to do with it... except post it on the internet. Why should you care about my list of songs? No reason, except that if you happen to want any of them, I can probably email them to you.

Behold!

( Click for the Music )
P.S. Does anybody else find it creepy that LJ can track my location for me? As if I don't know where I am? Weird stuff. >_>

I have been to five concerts in my life. I know, it's sad. But now that I've been to some, I can actually comment. They're listed in the order that I went to see them.

This counts as fandom stuff, right? Moving on.

1. John Williams and the New York Philharmonic
I sadly don't remember all that much about this concert because I went to it years ago, as a part of a school function. But I have a great love for Mr. Williams and all his movie madness. I distinctly remember the performance of E.T., where they played the film on a giant screen and performed the corresponding music. Excellent. And, of course, they also played the Star Wars theme, and Jaws (a personal favorite).

2. Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band
This was my very first "real" concert. I had nosebleed seats in a giant stadium and didn't know most of the songs because I had yet to realize the genius that is Bruuuuce. It was also the first time I saw someone puke on the person in front of them.

3. Nine Inch Nails
Oh goodness, how can I possibly give an unbiased statement on this concert? Nine Inch Nails is my favorite band of all time, I have a not-sosecret crush on Trent Reznor (which my boyfriend doesn't mind, as he has an even bigger crush on him), and I cried when he came out onto the stage from a screen of fog. The concert experience was made even more interesting by the drunk man in the seat in front of us who was swaying off-beat. We had front section seats and new every single song, including the cover of Paul Newman's song "Metal". Excellent.

4. Jason Mraz
What I liked most about the Jason concert, besides our excellent seats, was how much he interacts with his audience. He'll stop what he's doing at any given moment and just talk to the audience, usually between songs. He makes them dance and sing with him, and his personality is just too amiable NOT to enjoy. This is a concert that was difficult not to enjoy, not only for good music but unique personality. This particular concert was really mellow, but the lack of upbeatness didn't take away from the experience.

5. The Rockstar Mayhem Tour, featuring Marilyn Manson.
I went to this concert quite recently, having purchased tickets before I realized that it was the Mayhem Festival and not strictly a Manson concert. We were almost crushed in the pre-show outside, where the guy from Cannibal Corpse screamed his head off and performed a rather excellent windmill. I've never had beer dumped on me before, but I guess that was okay considering how ravingly drunk everyone was. The actual venue housed four performances. Bullet for my Valentine, Killswitch Engage, Slayer, and Marilyn Manson.
Bullet was all right, Killswitch was good, Slayer was AWFUL. Manson was positively frightening in his dramatic perfomance and blatant anti-church beliefs, but so talented that I didn't mind when he lit a bible on fire and spit his energy beer all over the crowd. He sang an excellent cover of Sweet Dreams (originally by Eurythmics). We had lawn seats and sat in the handicapped section, which meant I had a great view of all the mosh pits and a constant stream of secondhand pot smoke to entertain me during the show. People watching was never so grand as it was at Mayhem.

I don't know why I posted this. Boredom, I guess. I wanted to talk more about how ridiculous the Slayer fans were, but the computer has a three to five second lag when I'm typing and it's driving me loco.

NOTE: Spoilers under the cut!


Yay for interesting Harry Potter experience!

I showed up at the theater a few hours early for the midnight release of HBP. First in line! Excellent. The guy next to me had two kids and kept geeking out with them, which was cute and funny. About ten minutes after I arrived, the line started to fill pretty quickly. The poor movie people kept moving the line around, arguing, being stressed, etc. Some people were dressed up of course, others not so much (I myself wore a HP shirt. Nothing special).

They eventually funnelled the line down a hall and made two separate lines, with me at the front of one and the middle of the line at the front of the other, which I thought was sort of annoying because I had showed up so much earlier than them. After an hour and a half of waiting, they unhooked the block thing and... there was an explosion of people, all booking it to the theater. I was in the lead! Awesome.

Here's the thing. Two theaters were labeled for Harry Potter. Me and another guy (complete stranger) ran PROMPTLY INTO THE WRONG THEATER, saw that it was dark and that some other movie was playing, and shared a look of horror. By the time we got to the regular theater, most seats were taken. I managed to find a few decent seats, saved some more with my sweatshirt and jacket for the rest of my party, and waited till they got there.

Movie was good. Spoilers later. When we left, I accidentally left my favorite sweatshirt there, D:

Other than that, it was a good time!

( Mild Spoilers )

I used to watch Star Trek when I was little. My dad was a big fan, my uncle was an obsessive one. Needless to say, I had enough exposure to the original series, and some of the movies.

But upon going to see the new movie, it dawned on me that I can't really remember anything ABOUT Star Trek! So I'm changing that, currently.

Today I watched The Voyage Home... which basically amounted to "Star Trek meets the 80's, and Spock runs around in a bathrobe" or, as it is affectionately called "Kirk and Spock save the Whales". I can't even tell you my favorite part because I spent the entire time marveling in its complete ridiculosity and laughing....laughing... laughing. How could I have missed this?? If I could have a looping .gif of Spock tying an 80's-style headband around his ears, I would never leave this computer screen.

So perhaps it wasn't the most traditional of Star Trek movies, but what it looses in traditional qualities, it makes up for in hilarity (whether intentional or not).

I ordered my copy of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies recently. I can't wait for it to arrive. The article on it was awesome, and I have really high hopes for the book as well! I do so love a good mashup.

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains." So begins Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, an expanded edition of the beloved Jane Austen novel featuring all-new scenes of bone-crunching zombie mayhem. As our story opens, a mysterious plague has fallen upon the quiet English village of Meryton—and the dead are returning to life! Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is determined to wipe out the zombie menace, but she's soon distracted by the arrival of the haughty and arrogant Mr. Darcy. What ensues is a delightful comedy of manners with plenty of civilized sparring between the two young lovers—and even more violent sparring on the blood-soaked battlefield as Elizabeth wages war against hordes of flesh-eating undead. Can she vanquish the spawn of Satan? And overcome the social prejudices of the class-conscious landed gentry? Complete with romance, heartbreak, swordfights, cannibalism, and thousands of rotting corpses, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies transforms a masterpiece of world literature into something you'd actually want to read.

Not that the original wasn't wonderful, of course! I loved it to pieces, but it'll be fun to look at it from a more... undead level. xD

1. The Green Mile - Stephen King

2. Tell No One - Harlan Coben

3. One of the Harry Potter Books... I can't decide! Maybe they'll come out with all the books in ONE GIANT BOOK.

4. Probably the Bible, haha. Something to ponder as I'm dying from dehydration.

5. One of the Lord of the Rings books... or all of them, in GIANT BOOK form. I'm such a cheater D:

I haven't stopped watching The Office in several days. I'm so very behind on all of this! D:

P.S. If Jim + Pam = Jam ----->  Jim + Kelly = Jelly...?
THE WORLD MAY NEVER KNOW. Perhaps there is not even such a ship as Jelly, because why would you ever want jelly when there are DELICIOUS FRUIT BITS in jam?!


P.P.S. I for some reason signed up for a Tokka fic/art swap, and a writing seminar. For some reason. Too bad I haven't written Tokka in about four months (Gosh that seems like such a long time D:).

I am on a mission to watch every movie ever made where John Cusack is the star, or plays more than a casual role. What is not to love about a John Cusack movie (certain ones -coughWarInccough-)?! So... real Americans make lists!

The Ones I HAVE Seen! (:D)
- Sixteen Candles
- Better Off Dead
- Eight Men Out
- Say Anything
- Must Love Dogs
- Serendipity
- Grosse Pointe Blank
- Pushing Tin
- Runaway Jury
- Con Air
- Anastasia
- The Thin Red Line
- High Fidelity
- America's Sweethearts
- Martian Child
- 1408
- Identity
- Grace is Gone
- War, Inc.
- The Sure Thing


If you have seen any of the movies on my not yet viewed list, rate the movie! NOT AN OPTION. <3

Ooh shiny new computer! :0




Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard

I made some. Enjoy!

Previews:
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First off.... Happy New Years to all! I hope your holidays were fulfilling and such. :)

Second... story tiem!
Title: Business Trip Holiday
Author:invaderk 
Rating: PG-13
Fandom: Iron Man
Summary: Tony drags Pepper on one of his business trips to NYC, where they share a room and make New Years shenanigans and the like. This summary is very lazy, haha.

 

( I'll show YOU an Italian... )

I have been tagged by audentiae!

A. People who have been tagged must write their answers on their blog and replace any question that they dislike with a new, original question.
( More about meme! )

Dear Santa... Dear Santa, This year I've been busy! Last month I put money in rawles's expired parking meter (14 points). Last Tuesday I gave aliwilgus a wet willie, then I took it back (-5 points). Last Sunday I got in line at the supermarket at the same time as someone else and I didn't yield (-8 points). Last Wednesday I gave a_dinglehopper a kidney (1000 points). In April crailis and I robbed a bank (-50 points). Overall, I've been nice (951 points). For Christmas I deserve a toy train! Sincerely, invaderk

Write your letter to Santa! Enter your LJ username:

Wow, I suck. D:



Hey Crys, whatever did we do with all that money we stole?! I need some of it prontissimo.

Please excuse me a moment while I simultaneously take secret joy in being politically aware whilst being politically incorrect. Yaaay.

That is all! :D

P.S. This was in my "fandom pictures" folder oh God help me there is something wrong with my brain.

Chapter Title: Disruption
Author:
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Tony runs into a hitch in the composition of his concoction and seeks outside help while Pepper is forced to overcome yet another obstacle in her return to the business world. Meanwhile, the both of them are beginning to ask themselves what will happen if and when Pepper's health is back to normal.

 

It's like Where's Waldo!


Haha, that is some well-placed Appa fur! xDDD

Inspired by amonitrate 's Halloween Fic-A-Thon, I thought it would be fun to have a holiday fic-fest! Because there is really nothing better than something good to read during this time of the year.

The rules are simple: There are none other than it needs to be somehow related to the Holidays. Any fandom, any word length, beta'd or otherwise.

It doesn't even have to be a full story; commentfic is acceptable as well! Drabbles, oneshots, chaptered stories, anything you like. Just do it, and post a link to share it! If you get stuck, use any line from your favorite Christmas song as a prompt.

Deadline is New Year's Eve-Day. Huzzah!

So every so often I look at my FFnet stats, just for kicks. This time I wanted to see how many words I've posted in story format (it's a disgustingly high number, oh God), but I noticed something interesting.

Officially, 300 people have me on their favorites list! I don't even know that many people. That's, like, as many people as there are Spartan Soldiers in 300. So, random strangers, thank you (I guess?).

I dunno. Thought it was interesting. Some people have ridiculously large amounts of page views, but I've got this and I'm happy with that. <3

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